Synonyms for be neath
| Grammar : Adj, adv, noun, prep |
| Spell : bih-neeth, -neeth |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið |
Top 10 synonyms for be neath Other synonyms for the word be neath
- above
- absent
- abysmal
- abyssal
- afar
- away from
- base
- behind
- beneath
- beside
- blamable
- bottom
- bottomless
- bottommost
- concealed by
- contemptible
- covered
- covered by
- crouched
- declined
- decumbent
- deep
- deficient
- degrading
- depressed
- diminished
- disappearing
- disgraceful
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- distant
- divergent
- down
- down from
- downreaching
- downward
- excepting
- farther away
- fathomless
- gone away
- good-for-nothing
- ground-level
- held down
- ignoble
- immersed
- improper
- in the distance
- inappropriate
- ineligible
- inexcusable
- inferior
- inmost
- junior
- lacking
- less than
- lesser
- level
- limited
- little
- low
- low-hanging
- low-lying
- low-set
- lower
- lower than
- lowering
- minor
- minus
- neath
- negative
- nether
- no-account
- no-good
- not as great
- not deserving
- not fit
- not good enough
- not here
- not high
- not worth
- nothing
- offensive
- on the bottom
- on the nether side
- on the underside
- out
- out of place
- over
- pinned
- pressed down
- profound
- prostrate
- recreant
- reduced
- removed
- reprehensible
- rock-bottom
- rooted
- secondary
- shallow
- shameful
- shortened
- shorter
- slighter
- small
- squat
- squatty
- stunted
- subaqueous
- subjacent
- subject
- submarine
- submerged
- subordinate
- subsided
- subterranean
- subtracting
- sunk
- sunken
- supporting
- to one side
- to the bottom
- turning aside
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- under
- underground
- underneath
- undeserving
- unelevated
- unfathomable
- unfit
- unmerited
- unseemly
- unsubstantial
- unsuitable
- unworthy of
- up front
- valueless
- vanishing
- vile
- wide
- without
- wretched
- wrong
- yawning
Définition of be neath
Origin :- Old English beneoðan "beneath, under, below," from be- "by" + neoðan "below," originally "from below," from Proto-Germanic *niþar "lower, farther down, down" (see nether). Meaning "unworthy of" is attested from 1849 (purists prefer below in this sense). "The be- gave or emphasized the notion of 'where,' excluding that of 'whence' pertaining to the simple niðan" [OED].
- As in less : adj smaller, inferior
- As in low : adj close to the ground; short
- As in unworthy : adj not of value
- As in deep : adj extending very far, usually down
- As in off : adv apart, away
- As in under : adv below
- As in beneath : adv in a lower place
- As in nether : noun inferior
- As in underneath : prep below
- As in below : prep lower
- As in beneath : prep inferior
Antonyms for be neath
- above
- aboveboard
- appropriate
- artless
- big
- bigger
- cheerful
- close
- decent
- elevated
- enormous
- flighty
- frivolous
- gay
- greater
- happy
- healthy
- here
- high
- higher
- honest
- honorable
- huge
- ignorant
- immense
- important
- increased
- large
- light
- major
- moral
- more
- narrow
- open
- over
- pale
- present
- primary
- prominent
- proper
- qualified
- quiet
- raised
- respectable
- restricted
- rich
- shallow
- soft
- strong
- suitable
- superficial
- superior
- tall
- trivial
- unintelligent
- up
- upright
- upward
- useful
- valuable
- well
- worthwhile
- worthy
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